Vietnamese students sweep gold at int’l maths contest

Vietnamese students who participated in the Challenge for Future Mathematicians in Indonesia have bagged several medals, including seven golds.

Vietnamese students have bagged seven medals at Challenge for Future Mathematicians in Indonesia

According to the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, 48 local students joined the contest held in Indonesia on October 27-30 and all of them were presented with medals and prizes, comprising seven gold, 16 silver, 20 bronze and five consolation prizes.

With the results, Vietnam ranked first among 12 countries and territories which attended the event. Besides, Vietnam won the first team prize.

Challenge for Future Mathematicians is an international contest held annually from 2014 in alternating countries for pupils from grade 3 to 8.

In this year’s competition, students had to do a writing test individually and then were divided into groups for a quiz.